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Otherhood
Essays on being childless, childfree and child-adjacent
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In Aotearoa, the number of people who will never have children is growing, and they’re pushing back against the narrative that if they don’t, their lives will be somehow 'less than'. Otherhood's essays are by writers who’ve felt on the outside looking in, who’ve lived unexpected...
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Otherhood
Interrogating: Am I mother, or am I other?
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Description
In Aotearoa, the number of people who will never have children is growing, and they’re pushing back against the narrative that if they don’t, their lives will be somehow 'less than'.
Otherhood's essays are by writers who’ve felt on the outside looking in, who’ve lived unexpected lives, and who’ve given the finger to social expectations. Some chose to be childfree, some didn’t get to choose, and some—through bereavement or blended family dynamics—ask themselves: Am I a mother or am I other?
Thought-provoking, moving, and often hilarious, Otherhood opens a more inclusive conversation about what makes a fulfilling life.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781991016744
Publisher: Massey University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 May 2024
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: Massey University Press
Contributors:
- Edited by Alie Benge
- Edited by Kathryn van Beek
- Edited by Lil O'Brien
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 818g
Pages: 308
About the Author
Alie Benge (she/her) is a New Zealand writer who lives in London. She was the essay editor for takahē and has been published in The Spinoff, Turbine | Kapohau, Pantograph Punch and more. She was joint winner of the 2017 Landfall Essay Competition. Her debut essay collection, Ithaca, was published in 2023.
Kathryn van Beek (she/her) is the author of two children’s books and the short story collection Pet (2020), which is also available as a podcast. Her work has appeared in Overland, Landfall, takahē, Newsroom, The Spinoff, Sunday Star-Times and MiNDFOOD. She contributed to Misconceptions, a web series about miscarriage available on the New Zealand Herald website. Kathryn was the 2023 Robert Burns Fellow.
Lil O’Brien (she/her) is the author of Not That I’d Kiss a Girl (2020), a beloved Kiwi memoir about coming out during her years at Otago University, among other things. Lil is currently working on the screenplay of Not That I’d Kiss a Girl with South Pacific Pictures. She’s an award-winning freelance copywriter by day, and has had essays published in takahē, The Spinoff and more.
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